January 10, 2009: UPS will shut down the night sort operations at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) in February—a move that could eliminate 70 or more full-time Article 22.3 jobs. The midnight sort at the Columbia, S.C., air hub will be shut down around the same time. UPS previously eliminated more than 30 Article 22.3 jobs in Seattle at Boeing Field. The contract requires UPS to maintain a minimum of 20,000 Article 22.3 full-time jobs nationwide...

Local 804 members beat concessions and pension cuts, won new rights in their local bylaws, and organized to rebuild union power. Local 804 members got an early start on building Teamster Power in 2008—by defeating concessions and pension cuts in December 2007. Members held a series of rank-and-file meetings and launched a Vote No campaign—after UPS and Local 804 negotiators cut a concessionary contract deal that included pension cuts. Members voted the contract down by...

December 11, 2008: The Central States Pension Fund has lost $9.8 billion in assets during 2008, according to a report from CSPF Director Thomas Nyhan. As of Nov. 30, 2008, the fund’s assets were $17 billion. That is $4 billion down from the Sept. 30, 2008 figure, which we published in November. Nyhan notes that the fund has lost 32 percent on its investment portfolio during 2008. Most pension funds, along with 401(k)s and other...